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jwolf6589

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There is no way to do this as it only works to a phone but would anyone like to see such a feature in the future? I sometimes will transfer pics from Mr. Powershot to IPhone but in a way I’d like to see this feature work with the Mac and the photos app.
 

kenoh

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Can you not do it the same way as this:


Just checked and there is a MacOS version of image transfer utility for your SX740HS (think that is yours right?).

Also, 1 search.... thats all it took on Google. 1 minute to get to the solution. Come on mate not being nasty, but put some effort into it.
 
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jwolf6589

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Can you not do it the same way as this:


Just checked and there is a MacOS version of image transfer utility for your SX740HS (think that is yours right?).

Also, 1 search.... thats all it took on Google. 1 minute to get to the solution. Come on mate not being nasty, but put some effort into it.
What I want is impossible to do. I want to WIFI images directly into photos from Powershot. Not possible.
 

kenoh

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What I want is impossible to do. I want to WIFI images directly into photos from Powershot. Not possible.

Yes it is, you send them straight to your phone and let it sync them into photos from iCloud.
OR, get an eyefi card that sends them immediately upon capture.

Transfer them to a location on your Mac then have an automation flow that gets photos to import them for you if you don’t want to do it manually.
 

jwolf6589

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Yes it is, you send them straight to your phone and let it sync them into photos from iCloud.
OR, get an eyefi card that sends them immediately upon capture.

Transfer them to a location on your Mac then have an automation flow that gets photos to import them for you if you don’t want to do it manually.
Powershot has a separate library than the system standard library.
 

kenoh

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Powershot has a separate library than the system standard library.

A separate library is irrelevant. Use Automator to trigger a sync of that folder and copy new images in there OR, store them in some arbitrary location and get the Automator to tell photos to import, copy while doing it to the Powershot folder.
 

soulreaver99

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Can you not do it the same way as this:


Just checked and there is a MacOS version of image transfer utility for your SX740HS (think that is yours right?).

Also, 1 search.... thats all it took on Google. 1 minute to get to the solution. Come on mate not being nasty, but put some effort into it.

I just watched through that video… wouldn’t it be faster or more convenient to just plug the SD Card into a reader or use a USB cable from the camera to transfer? That looks like a hassle (like most standalone cameras with the wireless transfer feature).
 
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jwolf6589

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A separate library is irrelevant. Use Automator to trigger a sync of that folder and copy new images in there OR, store them in some arbitrary location and get the Automator to tell photos to import, copy while doing it to the Powershot folder.
Greek. I have never used this feature.
 

kenoh

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I just watched through that video… wouldn’t it be faster or more convenient to just plug the SD Card into a reader or use a USB cable from the camera to transfer? That looks like a hassle (like most standalone cameras with the wireless transfer feature).
Yup… also the wifi connections typically send a reduced resolution version intended for web sharing.
 

AlaskaMoose

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This subject sounds familiar, and least the part relating to using USB cables versus Wi-Fi:
May 2021:

There is another thread about transferring photos via USB cables and Wi-Fi, but I decided not to post the link, since I plan not to get involved in numerous discussions relating to the same subject.
 
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r.harris1

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What I want is impossible to do. I want to WIFI images directly into photos from Powershot. Not possible.
Are you simply asking if other people with Canon P&S cameras like yours want Canon to implement a feature, or are you asking how to solve a problem? It’s not clear what your goal is here. If the latter, a lot of great suggestions have been given. If you can be more clear, perhaps we can help.
 
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